4-letter words containing U
Embark on an exploration of 4-letter words that contain the letter U. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate U within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| your | 7 | - | - |
| just | 11 | (used for emphasis) absolutely | I just can't take it anymore |
| much | 11 | frequently or in great quantities | I don't drink much |
| sure | 4 | having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured | was sure (or certain) she had seen it |
| must | 6 | the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy | - |
| fuck | 13 | have sexual intercourse with | - |
| such | 9 | of so extreme a degree or extent | such weeping |
| used | 5 | (of persons) taken advantage of | after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used |
| turn | 4 | to break and turn over earth especially with a plow | turn the earth in the Spring |
| shut | 7 | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut | shut the window |
| true | 4 | as acknowledged | true, she is the smartest in her class |
| four | 7 | being one more than three | - |
| hurt | 7 | the act of damaging something or someone | - |
| full | 7 | increase in phase | - |
| hour | 7 | clock time | the hour is getting late |
| luck | 10 | an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome | it was my good luck to be there |
| dude | 6 | a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance | - |
| pull | 6 | strip of feathers | pull a chicken |
| busy | 9 | (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line) | her line is busy |
| blue | 6 | of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky | October's bright blue weather |
| club | 8 | golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball | - |
| soul | 4 | the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life | - |
| cute | 6 | obviously contrived to charm | a child with intolerably cute mannerisms |
| quit | 13 | put an end to a state or an activity | - |
| paul | 6 | United States feminist (1885-1977) | - |
| huge | 8 | unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope | huge government spending |
| jump | 15 | bypass | - |
| push | 9 | press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action | He pushed her to finish her doctorate |
| aunt | 4 | the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle | - |
| upon | 6 | On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable. | - |
| suit | 4 | enhance the appearance of | This behavior doesn't suit you! |
| burn | 6 | pain that feels hot as if it were on fire | - |
| nuts | 4 | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | - |
| duty | 8 | the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force | we must instill a sense of duty in our children |
| ugly | 8 | inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace | an ugly frame of mind |
| drug | 6 | use recreational drugs | - |
| rule | 4 | (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice | - |
| dumb | 9 | unable to speak because of hereditary deafness | - |
| guns | 5 | - | - |
| plus | 6 | involving advantage or good | a plus (or positive) factor |
| ours | 4 | - | - |
| loud | 5 | with relatively high volume | the band played loudly |
| suck | 10 | give suck to | The wetnurse suckled the infant |
| rush | 7 | a sudden forceful flow | - |
| soup | 6 | an unfortunate situation | we're in the soup now |
| unit | 4 | an organization regarded as part of a larger social group | the coach said the offensive unit did a good job |
| butt | 6 | a victim of ridicule or pranks | - |
| pure | 6 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | pure folly |
| tour | 4 | a period of time spent in military service | - |
| hung | 8 | - | - |
| ruin | 4 | deprive of virginity | - |
| dump | 9 | sell at artificially low prices | - |
| punk | 10 | rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock | - |
| hunt | 7 | an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport | - |
| dust | 5 | the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | - |
| bull | 6 | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus | - |
| thus | 7 | an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation | - |
| bush | 9 | 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946) | - |
| rude | 5 | socially incorrect in behavior | - |
| cure | 6 | a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain | - |
| ouch | 9 | - | - |
| clue | 6 | a slight indication | - |
| duck | 11 | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | - |
| sung | 5 | the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy | - |
| guts | 5 | fortitude and determination | he didn't have the guts to try it |
| bury | 9 | place in a grave or tomb | - |
| slut | 4 | a woman adulterer | - |
| jury | 14 | a committee appointed to judge a competition | - |
| thou | 7 | the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 | - |
| luke | 8 | one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life | - |
| cunt | 6 | a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked | - |
| buck | 12 | resist | buck the trend |
| bust | 6 | an occasion for excessive eating or drinking | they went on a bust that lasted three days |
| fuel | 7 | provide with fuel | - |
| pour | 6 | pour out | - |
| tune | 4 | adjust the pitches of (musical instruments) | My piano needs to be tuned |
| duke | 9 | a British peer of the highest rank | - |
| junk | 15 | the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | - |
| foul | 7 | become or cause to become obstructed | - |
| scum | 8 | worthless people | - |
| bugs | 7 | - | - |
| bout | 6 | an occasion for excessive eating or drinking | - |
| pump | 10 | the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body | - |
| drum | 7 | a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends | - |
| fund | 8 | a reserve of money set aside for some purpose | - |
| cuts | 6 | - | - |
| ruby | 9 | of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies | - |
| hush | 10 | cause to be quiet or not talk | - |
| fuss | 7 | a quarrel about petty points | - |
| bump | 10 | come upon, as if by accident; meet with | - |
| menu | 6 | a list of dishes available at a restaurant | the menu was in French |
| lung | 5 | either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood | - |
| tube | 6 | a hollow cylindrical shape | - |
| dull | 5 | darkened with overcast | a dull sky |
| buzz | 24 | sound of rapid vibration | the buzz of a bumble bee |
| ruth | 7 | a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others | - |
| plug | 7 | an old or over-worked horse | - |
| surf | 7 | waves breaking on the shore | - |
| judy | 15 | - | - |
| auto | 4 | a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine | - |
| puke | 10 | the matter ejected in vomiting | - |
| guru | 5 | a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher | - |
| glue | 5 | join or attach with or as if with glue | - |
| lust | 4 | have a craving, appetite, or great desire for | - |
| sour | 4 | inaccurate in pitch | a false (or sour) note |
| nude | 5 | a statue of a naked human figure | - |
| urge | 5 | an instinctive motive | - |
| euro | 4 | the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies | - |
| lulu | 4 | a very attractive or seductive looking woman | - |
| yuan | 7 | the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368 | - |
| rudy | 8 | - | - |
| mute | 6 | unable to speak because of hereditary deafness | - |
| haul | 7 | draw slowly or heavily | haul stones |
| cult | 6 | an interest followed with exaggerated zeal | - |
| tuck | 10 | fit snugly into | tuck your shirttail in |
| unto | 4 | - | - |
| puff | 12 | suck in or take (air) | - |
| tuna | 4 | tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica | - |
| stud | 5 | adult male horse kept for breeding | - |
| luna | 4 | (Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene | - |
| thud | 8 | make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants | - |
| numb | 8 | make numb or insensitive | The shock numbed her senses |
| duel | 5 | a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor | - |
| thug | 8 | an aggressive and violent young criminal | - |
| quid | 14 | something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises | - |
| coup | 8 | a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force | - |
| lure | 4 | anything that serves as an enticement | - |
| turf | 7 | surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots | - |
| gulf | 8 | an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) | he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends |
| fuse | 7 | any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant | - |
| lump | 8 | group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side | - |
| bunk | 10 | unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) | - |
| fury | 10 | state of violent mental agitation | - |
| bulb | 8 | electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity | - |
| turk | 8 | a native or inhabitant of Turkey | - |
| mutt | 6 | an inferior dog or one of mixed breed | - |
| undo | 5 | deprive of certain characteristics | - |
| quiz | 22 | examine someone's knowledge of something | We got quizzed on French irregular verbs |
| mule | 6 | a slipper that has no fitting around the heel | - |
| turd | 5 | obscene terms for feces | - |
| sunk | 8 | doomed to extinction | - |
| hump | 11 | have sexual intercourse with | - |
| tofu | 7 | cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk | - |
| saul | 4 | (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle | - |
| buns | 6 | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | - |
| funk | 11 | draw back, as with fear or pain | - |
| cube | 8 | a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube | - |
| cuff | 12 | hit with the hand | - |
| plum | 8 | any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone | - |
| curb | 8 | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits | - |
| dung | 6 | fecal matter of animals | - |
| rust | 4 | the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water | - |
| slug | 5 | a strip of type metal used for spacing | - |
| hull | 7 | United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955) | - |
| beau | 6 | a man who is the lover of a man or woman | - |
| pulp | 8 | an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper | - |
| dusk | 9 | the time of day immediately following sunset | - |
| babu | 8 | used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr' | - |
| buff | 12 | strike, beat repeatedly | The wind buffeted him |
| tung | 5 | Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil | - |
| hunk | 11 | a large piece of something without definite shape | a hunk of bread |
| duct | 7 | a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance | the tear duct was obstructed |
| anus | 4 | the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal | - |
| grub | 7 | informal terms for a meal | - |
| puck | 12 | a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey | - |
| sumo | 6 | a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground | - |
| guan | 5 | any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae; native to jungles of tropical America; resembling the curassows and valued as food | - |
| blur | 6 | make a smudge on; soil by smudging | - |
| muse | 6 | reflect deeply on a subject | - |
| curl | 6 | wind around something in coils or loops | - |
| dues | 5 | - | - |
| smug | 7 | marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction | a smug glow of self-congratulation |
| puss | 6 | informal terms referring to a domestic cat | - |
| fuji | 14 | shrubby Japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossoms | - |
| user | 4 | a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically | - |
| bulk | 10 | the property of something that is great in magnitude | it is cheaper to buy it in bulk |
| runt | 4 | disparaging terms for small people | - |
| mush | 9 | writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental | - |
| dunk | 9 | dip into a liquid while eating | She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce |
| judo | 12 | a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan | - |
| ludo | 5 | a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice | - |
| muck | 12 | soil with mud, muck, or mire | The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden |
| wuss | 7 | a person who is physically weak and ineffectual | - |
| hulk | 11 | appear very large or occupy a commanding position | - |
| hums | 9 | - | - |
| frau | 7 | a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman | - |
| luce | 6 | United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967) | - |
| chug | 10 | make a dull, explosive sound | the engine chugged down the street |
| rung | 5 | one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder | - |
| spun | 6 | - | - |
| duma | 7 | a legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia and of some other republics in the former USSR | - |
| spur | 6 | give heart or courage to | - |
| chum | 11 | a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities | - |
| nuke | 8 | cook or heat in a microwave oven | - |
| slum | 6 | a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions | - |
| hurl | 7 | make a thrusting forward movement | - |
| yous | 7 | - | - |
| shun | 7 | avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of | - |
| lush | 7 | a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually | - |
| duff | 11 | a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron | - |
| aqua | 13 | a shade of blue tinged with green | - |
| puri | 6 | - | - |
| hula | 7 | a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman | - |
| gulp | 7 | a large and hurried swallow | he finished it at a single gulp |
| geum | 7 | avens | - |
| stun | 4 | hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag | - |
| buoy | 9 | keep afloat | The life vest buoyed him up |
| thru | 7 | - | - |
| cuss | 6 | profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger | - |
| chou | 9 | the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism | - |
| maud | 7 | - | - |
| burp | 8 | a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth | - |
| sulk | 8 | a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal | stayed home in a sulk |
| dual | 5 | consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs | dual controls for pilot and copilot |
| lube | 6 | apply a lubricant to | - |
| tout | 4 | one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack) | - |
| duet | 5 | two performers or singers who perform together | - |
| feud | 8 | a bitter quarrel between two parties | - |
| curd | 7 | a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd | bean curd |
| quad | 14 | a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings | - |
| fuzz | 25 | uncomplimentary terms for a policeman | - |
| puma | 8 | large American feline resembling a lion | - |
| knut | 8 | king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035) | - |
| glum | 7 | showing a brooding ill humor | a glum, hopeless shrug |
| null | 4 | lacking any legal or binding force | null and void |
| puny | 9 | (used especially of persons) of inferior size | - |
| sumi | 6 | - | - |
| duly | 8 | in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances | I met the junior senator from Illinois and I was duly impressed |
| huff | 13 | inhale recreational drugs | the kids were huffing glue |
| juju | 18 | a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers | - |
| duce | 7 | leader | - |
| curt | 6 | marked by rude or peremptory shortness | a curt reply |
| zulu | 13 | a Bantu language of considerable literary importance in southeastern Africa | - |
| huck | 13 | toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric | - |
| rump | 8 | the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks | - |
| gust | 5 | a strong current of air | the tree was bent almost double by the gust |
| tuba | 6 | the lowest brass wind instrument | - |
| snug | 5 | a small secluded room | - |
| musk | 10 | an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative | - |
| ruse | 4 | a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) | - |
| putt | 6 | hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter | his putting let him down today; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet |
| muff | 12 | make a mess of, destroy or ruin | - |
| ruff | 10 | (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit | - |
| putz | 15 | obscene terms for penis | - |
| gull | 5 | fool or hoax | - |
| dune | 5 | a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans | - |
| auld | 5 | a Scottish word | auld lang syne |
| noun | 4 | a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action | - |
| faux | 14 | not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article | faux pearls |
| bunt | 6 | hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance | - |
| flux | 14 | (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area | - |
| bura | 6 | a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad | - |
| cusp | 8 | a thin triangular flap of a heart valve | - |
| tusk | 8 | remove the tusks of animals | tusk an elephant |
| pout | 6 | a disdainful grimace | - |
| lull | 4 | a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished | - |
| opus | 6 | a musical work that has been created | - |
| tutu | 4 | South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931) | - |
| lute | 4 | a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid | - |
| purr | 6 | make a soft swishing sound | the car engine purred |
| jour | 11 | - | - |
| lout | 4 | an awkward stupid person | - |
| duds | 6 | informal terms for clothing | - |
| tush | 7 | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | - |
| snub | 6 | an instance of driving away or warding off | - |
| puja | 13 | - | - |
| jura | 11 | - | - |
| spud | 7 | an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland | - |
| gush | 8 | issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth | - |
| lurk | 8 | be about | - |
| punt | 6 | (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground | the punt traveled 50 yards |
| burg | 7 | colloquial American term for a town | I've lived in this burg all my life |
| sulu | 4 | - | - |
| smut | 6 | an offensive or indecent word or phrase | - |
| husk | 11 | remove the husks from | husk corn |
| luau | 4 | an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment) | - |
| lieu | 4 | the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another | in lieu of |
| rube | 6 | a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture | - |
| stub | 6 | a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt | - |
| slur | 4 | a blemish made by dirt | - |
| pula | 6 | the basic unit of money in Botswana | - |
| sura | 4 | the muscular back part of the shank | - |
| quay | 16 | wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline | - |
| pung | 7 | a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners | - |
| nous | 4 | that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason | - |
| muir | 6 | United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914) | - |
| crud | 7 | any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant | - |
| dupe | 7 | fool or hoax | The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone |
| gout | 5 | a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints | - |
| mull | 6 | reflect deeply on a subject | I mulled over the events of the afternoon |
| scud | 7 | the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale) | - |
| rune | 4 | any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages | each rune had its own magical significance |
| suds | 5 | make froth or foam and become bubbly | - |
| abut | 6 | lie adjacent to another or share a boundary | - |
| taut | 4 | pulled or drawn tight | taut sails |
| quai | 13 | - | - |
| crux | 13 | a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus | - |
| deus | 5 | - | - |
| rout | 4 | defeat disastrously | - |
| glug | 6 | make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle | the wine bottles glugged |
| loup | 6 | - | - |
| rusk | 8 | slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp | - |
| roux | 11 | a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces | - |
| suet | 4 | hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep | - |
| pupa | 8 | an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult | - |
| mura | 6 | - | - |
| huss | 7 | Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415) | - |
| fume | 9 | treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests | - |
| lune | 4 | - | - |
| bung | 7 | a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask | - |
| yule | 7 | period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 | - |
| alum | 6 | a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum | - |
| mung | 7 | seed of the mung bean plant; used for food | - |
| yeuk | 11 | - | - |
| ulna | 4 | the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm | - |
| tuff | 10 | hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash | - |
| gunk | 9 | any thick, viscous matter | - |
| fugu | 8 | a blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous | - |
| uric | 6 | in or relating to or obtained from urine | uric acid |
| shul | 7 | - | - |
| ovum | 9 | the female reproductive cell; the female gamete | - |
| daud | 6 | - | - |
| yurt | 7 | a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing | - |
| swum | 9 | - | - |
| quim | 15 | - | - |
| juke | 15 | a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox | - |
| gump | 9 | - | - |
| maul | 6 | a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges | - |
| muss | 6 | a state of confusion and disorderliness | she smoothed the mussiness of the bed |
| bund | 7 | - | - |
| tuft | 7 | a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass | - |
| ursa | 4 | - | - |
| dura | 5 | the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges | - |
| quip | 15 | make jokes or quips | - |
| ouzo | 13 | a Greek liquor flavored with anise | - |
| quin | 13 | one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy | - |
| jute | 11 | a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons | - |
| muni | 6 | - | - |
| burr | 6 | small bit used in dentistry or surgery | - |
| tums | 6 | an antacid | - |
| chub | 11 | European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body | - |
| suss | 4 | - | - |
| onus | 4 | an onerous or difficult concern | - |
| flue | 7 | flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor | - |
| dour | 5 | harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance | a dour, self-sacrificing life |
| brut | 6 | (of champagne) extremely dry | - |
| ruck | 10 | a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things | his brilliance raised him above the ruck |
| faun | 7 | ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr | - |
| guff | 11 | unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) | - |
| motu | 6 | - | - |
| durn | 5 | - | - |
| hued | 8 | - | - |
| luge | 5 | move along on a luge or toboggan | - |
| laud | 5 | praise, glorify, or honor | - |
| cull | 6 | look for and gather | - |
| chut | 9 | - | - |
| stum | 6 | - | - |
| sump | 8 | a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it | - |
| susu | 4 | - | - |
| oust | 4 | remove from a position or office | The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds |
| glut | 5 | overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself | - |
| luxe | 11 | elegant and sumptuous | a deluxe car |
| murk | 10 | an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance | - |
| cush | 9 | - | - |
| bute | 6 | - | - |
| daub | 7 | a blemish made by dirt | - |
| blub | 8 | cry or whine with snuffling | - |
| kudu | 9 | either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush | - |
| juba | 13 | - | - |
| baud | 7 | (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems | - |
| pouf | 9 | offensive term for a homosexual man | - |
| ecru | 6 | a very light brown | - |
| fuze | 16 | any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant | - |
| buss | 6 | the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) | - |
| dure | 5 | - | - |
| bumf | 11 | reading materials (documents, written information) that you must read and deal with but that you think are extremely boring | - |
| ulan | 4 | - | - |
| tatu | 4 | about three feet long exclusive of tail | - |
| urea | 4 | the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics | - |
| quod | 14 | - | - |
| lunt | 4 | United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977) | - |
| urus | 4 | large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle | - |
| souk | 8 | an open-air market in an Arabian city | - |
| phut | 9 | - | - |
| kula | 8 | - | - |
| habu | 9 | - | - |
| luny | 7 | - | - |
| luff | 10 | sail close to the wind | - |
| busk | 10 | play music in a public place and solicit money for it | three young men were busking in the plaza |
| duro | 5 | - | - |
| duos | 5 | - | - |
| daut | 5 | - | - |
| burk | 10 | United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) | - |
| buna | 6 | made by polymerizing butadiene | - |
| tump | 8 | - | - |
| unde | 5 | - | - |
| rudd | 6 | European freshwater fish resembling the roach | - |
| chur | 9 | - | - |
| guck | 11 | any thick, viscous matter | - |
| muon | 6 | an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino | - |
| cuke | 10 | cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons | - |
| curs | 6 | - | - |
| doux | 12 | - | - |
| bubo | 8 | a genus of Strigidae | - |
| uvea | 7 | the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid | - |
| roue | 4 | a dissolute man in fashionable society | - |
| quat | 13 | the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant | - |
| pulu | 6 | - | - |
| purl | 6 | flow in a circular current, of liquids | - |
| puka | 10 | small roundheaded New Zealand tree having large resinous leaves and panicles of green-white flowers | - |
| flub | 9 | make a mess of, destroy or ruin | - |
| guar | 5 | drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material | - |
| maun | 6 | - | - |
| crus | 6 | the leg from the knee to foot | - |
| ague | 5 | successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria | - |
| burl | 6 | soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design | - |
| tufa | 7 | a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime | - |
| tapu | 6 | - | - |
| waul | 7 | make high-pitched, whiney noises | - |
| updo | 7 | - | - |
| scut | 6 | a short erect tail | - |
| saut | 4 | - | - |
| paua | 6 | - | - |
| pule | 6 | cry weakly or softly | - |
| puce | 8 | a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red | - |
| outa | 4 | - | - |
| puky | 13 | - | - |
| ragu | 5 | - | - |
| luns | 4 | - | - |
| nugs | 5 | - | - |
| lulz | 13 | - | - |
| rudi | 5 | - | - |
| umus | 6 | - | - |
| umra | 6 | - | - |
| umma | 8 | the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan | - |
| umes | 6 | - | - |
| turr | 4 | - | - |
| trou | 4 | - | - |
| ryus | 7 | - | - |
| soju | 11 | - | - |
| sugo | 5 | - | - |
| sugs | 5 | - | - |
| suni | 4 | - | - |
| degu | 6 | - | - |
| cums | 8 | - | - |
| blud | 7 | - | - |
| auas | 4 | - | - |
| alus | 4 | - | - |
| augh | 8 | - | - |
| bahu | 9 | - | - |
| haun | 7 | - | - |
| kapu | 10 | - | - |
| erhu | 7 | - | - |
| docu | 7 | - | - |
| fusk | 11 | - | - |
| huia | 7 | - | - |
| hunh | 10 | - | - |
| huns | 7 | - | - |
| hups | 9 | - | - |
| huic | 9 | - | - |
| huis | 7 | - | - |
| hule | 7 | - | - |
| huma | 9 | - | - |
| humf | 12 | - | - |
| huso | 7 | - | - |
| huts | 7 | - | - |
| huhu | 10 | - | - |
| houf | 10 | - | - |
| hubs | 9 | - | - |
| huer | 7 | - | - |
| hues | 7 | - | - |
| hugs | 8 | - | - |
| hout | 7 | - | - |
| hugy | 11 | - | - |
| iure | 4 | - | - |
| iglu | 5 | an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome | - |
| haut | 7 | - | - |
| haud | 8 | - | - |
| hauf | 10 | - | - |
| haku | 11 | - | - |
| hapu | 9 | - | - |
| knub | 10 | - | - |
| knur | 8 | - | - |
| khud | 12 | - | - |
| kuzu | 17 | - | - |
| kyus | 11 | - | - |
| kutu | 8 | - | - |
| koru | 8 | - | - |
| kuia | 8 | - | - |
| kuku | 12 | - | - |
| kuna | 8 | - | - |
| kune | 8 | - | - |
| kuri | 8 | - | - |
| kuru | 8 | a progressive disease of the central nervous system marked by increasing lack of coordination and advancing to paralysis and death within a year of the appearance of symptoms; thought to have been transmitted by cannibalistic consumption of diseased brain tissue since the disease virtually disappeared when cannibalism was abandoned | - |
| kuta | 8 | - | - |
| kufi | 11 | - | - |
| kues | 8 | - | - |
| kudo | 9 | - | - |
| kueh | 11 | - | - |
| kuti | 8 | - | - |
